PT-1999-1648 · Linux · Linuxconf

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1327

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: linuxconf version 1.11r11-rh2

Description: A buffer overflow issue in linuxconf allows local users to gain root privileges by setting a long LANG environmental variable.

Recommendations: For linuxconf version 1.11r11-rh2, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent local users from gaining root privileges.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1327

Affected Products

Linuxconf

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1327 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221103125826&w=2 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/6065 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7239.php · Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/rh51-errata-general.html#linuxconf · Note